Eric "Bertie" Herum 1872-1925

HERUM, EGELAND, ANDERSON

Posted By: Merllene Andre Bendixen (email)
Date: 5/26/2013 at 00:57:06

Eric Herum Passed Away This Morning
Had Been Ill For Past Four Years – Funeral Services to Be Held Friday
After an illness of four years, Eric [“Bertie”] Herum passed away at the home of his sister, Mrs. Anfin Egland [Egeland], on south Ninth street, at 1:45 Wednesday morning. Death came as a relief to several years of misery and suffering from a cancer on his face. For three years he took treatments at the hospital at Rochester but his condition proved to be beyond help. During the past four months he had been at the Anfin Egland home and during that time had been confined to his bed practically all the time. Both Mr. and Mrs. Egland have been very kind and attentive to him and everything loving hands could do to lessen his pain and suffering was done by them. Eric Herum was born in High Lake township on January 15, 1872. During his entire life he had lived on his father’s farm in this county. He was one of the pioneers of Emmet county and knew what it was to work and suffer the hardships of the pioneer’s life. Early in his youth he was united with the Lutheran church and remained true to the creed of his church throughout his entire life. His passing away is but an entrance into a new and glorious life for him. Besides his mother and father, two sisters and three brothers have preceded him in death. He is survived by three sisters, Mrs. P.S. Anderson, Mrs. A. Egeland and Miss Bertha Herum, all of this county, and three brothers, Andrew Herum of Randall, Minn., and Henry and Chris Herum of Manly, Iowa. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 1:00 o’clock from the Egland home in this city, Rev. Strand, of Wallingford, and Rev. Lundy, of Armstrong, officiating. The body will then be taken to Wallingford where services will be conducted in the Lutheran church. Interment will be made in Wallingford cemetery. The sympathy of the entire community is extended to the bereaved relatives during their hours of sorrow. (Estherville Democrat, Estherville, IA, July 8, 1925)

Pioneer High Lake Man Dies
Bert Herum Passes at Home of Sister, Mrs. Egeland
Bert Herum, who since his birth on the homestead of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Herum, fifty-three years ago, on January 15, 1872, has made his home on a portion of that place in High Lake township, passed away on Tuesday, July 7, after thirteen years of suffering from cancer. He had been very seriously ill for the past four years but lived alone until about four months ago when he came to make his home with his sister, Mrs. A. Egeland in this city and it was there that his death occurred.

Mr. Herum was the youngest of a family of twelve, his mother passing away when he was but three weeks old. Six of the twelve children are now living. They are Henry and Chris of Manley, Iowa, Andrew of Randall, Minn., Miss Bertha Herum, Mrs. A. Egeland and Mrs. P.S. Anderson of Estherville. The deceased was a bachelor.

Another brother, Jacob, died on April 1, this year of cancer.

Funeral services will be held on Friday afternoon at one o’clock from the Egeland home and at the Wallingford Lutheran church. Interment will be made at the Wallingford cemetery. Rev. Lunde of Armstrong and Rev. S. Strand, of Wallingford will be in charge of the services.

The deceased was a quiet and unassuming man who lived on peaceful and friendly terms with his neighbors. Al through the years of his suffering he uttered not a word of complaint but tried in every way to make it easier for those who cared for him. He will be greatly missed by all his family and friends. (Vindicator and Republican, Estherville, IA, July 8, 1925)